» Feature Page for: eat, drink, be merry
You have to eat, you don’t HAVE to drink or have parties-but why shouldn’t you? Need a recipe to impress? A cocktail to pour this weekend? A theme for your latest soiree? This is the place to come for all of your merriment needs.
photos: we heart this That’s right, a post about eggs during this country’s largest egg recall. Why? Because I’m also choosing this time to convince you to buy organic eggs. Happier chickens, healthier eggs and a clearer conscience for only about a dollar more. She says as she steps off her soapbox… I love eggs, [...]
photo: we heart this Let’s put chocolate in perspective—my perspective. Obtaining and savoring chocolate may not be the ultimate goal of the purpose-driven life, but it is a good companion when traveling down life’s bumpy highway. As a child I discovered that a milk chocolate kiss was better than the wet mushy variety when I [...]
Why I should be the First Official LA County Fair Foodie. Imagine my delight upon seeing via Twitter this week that the LA County Fair is looking for the very first official Fair Foodie to cover this year’s events. As one of my BFFs said when I shared the news “How could their possibly be [...]
photo: Pamela Irene for we heart this As long as I can remember, Macaroni and Cheese has been a traditional summer side dish. Beginning on Memorial Day and proudly showing up at most every consecutive American Holiday thereafter. A few years ago, I found an amazing Macaroni and Cheese recipe by Martha Stewart and now [...]
Use one of the season’s best, Red Grapes, for this fresh salad. photos: melinda for we heart this Today I want to share with you my go-to summer salad recipe. Now, I am the last person in my circle of friends, that people would think of asking to bring a dish to a potluck. But [...]
(photos: Pamela Irene for wht) Last month I discovered a wonderful public television show called America’s Test Kitchen (which I can’t believe I’ve never seen before!) It’s a great concept; three dozen cooks testing recipes until they understand everything there is to know about each dish, including why they work or don’t work, to finally [...]
Hooray for the red, white and booze blue! Everyone’s gearing up for the biggest celebration of the summer here in the States, the 4th of July. And the calendar is smiling upon us this year with a perfectly placed three day weekend. Seems the plan of the entire country is to picnic and frolic until [...]
Plus Corn 101: the basics you need to know… photo: we heart this It’s not surprising that during the midst of summer our last few Green Monday “recipes” have been salads. Or that our posts have been centered around the amazing produce that these days have to offer. Today, I wanted to talk about a [...]
photos: we heart this This week we were invited back to the 2nd Annual South Coast Plaza blogger event. Long time readers will know of our undying love of this shopping destination. We’ve even had a week of posts declaring just that, which easily could have been a whole month. From Chanel, Prada and Gucci, [...]
photo: Krista for we heart this I hate people who don’t share recipes. I especially hate those people who cryptically reply to your request for said recipe with “It’s a family recipe” instead of the ACTUAL recipe. I’m sorry, but I didn’t realize that I would have to resort to a DNA test and/or marriage [...]